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My dad has a TV licence despite watching 100% via streaming services. No matter what I tell him, he insists he has to have a licence. This is a widely held view
by dazc 5y ago
My dad has a TV licence despite watching 100% via streaming services. No matter what I tell him, he insists he has to have a licence. This is a widely held view with people of a similar age.
Maybe the BBC could do an information campaign to educate them otherwise? I won't hold my breath though.
- nickkell 5y agoWhich streaming service are you referring to? AFAIK you do actually need a license to watch BBC iPlayer
- philk10 5y agoiPlayer asks if you have a license and you say Yes...
- dazc 5y agoSometimes also asks if you are over 18. Just as well so many people are honest?
- dazc 5y agoNetflix, amazon, itv and Now (Sky) mostly. He does use iPlayer but, AFAIK, you only need a licence to watch live broadcast TV. I concede you can watch live (or pretty much nearly live) TV on iplayer but he doesn't do that.
- dfawcus 5y agoThe legislation was changed such that a licence is needed to watch any content on iPlayer. This was the whole 'iplayer hole' stuff which hit the news a few years ago. The Beeb were hoping to have the various commercial streaming services covered by the licence requirement, but failed - in part as it would break/invalidate the operating model for those commercial services.